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R. A. RIVIERE.

CRATE.

Patented Apr. 7, 1896.

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Nrrnn STATES i ATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD ANDREXV RIVIERE, OF TYLER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOHARRISON M. IVHITAKER, OF SAME PLACE.

CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,706, dated April'7, 1896. Application filed November 18, 1895 Serial No. 569,330. (Nomodel.)

To all whmn it may coiicern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD ANDREW RI- YIERE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crates, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to supply a crate for packing andtransporting bottles of such material and such form of construction aswill present a minimum liability to breakage of the contents, and Iaccomplish my object by the mechanical means hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an isometric view of my invention. Fig. 2is a bottom plan view thereof; and Fig. 3 is an end View in section,bottom side up, through the line m of Fig. 2.

I construct my crate of the horizontal wire strands a, b, c, and cl, thecorner strands E, F, G, and H, and the strands f g h ?.'j Z m "n, whichare vertical at the sides and ends and extend across the bottom, asshown in Fig. 2, and continue up the opposing side and end.

(Not shown in the drawings.) The wires designated as vertical becomehorizontal on the bottom and cross each other at right angles, formingthe bottom of the crate, and,with the horizontal wires 6 and 0 extendingaround the crate, form, with the corner strands, the sides and ends ofthe crate. The top of my crate is constructed of the wires 19 q r 3 t 16o w a; y, the rim of the top being wire 19, wires q r s t crossing theother designated top wires at right angles, the fastening at the sidesand ends of the top wires being upon the rim-wire 1). Wire hinges 5 and6 secure the top onone side and the catches 7 and 8 secure it on theopposing side.

To separate the crate into compartments, so as to give to each bottle aseparate stall, I provide the horizontal wire 5, extending around thecrate, as heretofore described, to

which I attach the wires 17, 18, and 19, which cross wires 20, 21, 22,23, and 24 attached at the ends to wire I) at right angles. To supply aneck-hold for the bottles, I construct a second partition, located withreference to the size of the bottle to be packed in the crate, whichconsists of wire 0 extending horizontally around the crate,as heretoforedescribed,

to which are attached wires 8, 9, 10, 11, and

12, which serve to support a wire mat 14 having openings 13 woventherein for the reception of the bottle-necks, as shown in Fig. 2.

To strengthen the bottom of the crate, I supply near each end thereofthe braces 15 extending from the bottom wire a to the wire 9 at one endof the crate and from the bottom wire a to the Wire 11 at the opposingend thereof. It is deemed essential to show but one brace in thedrawings, which is disclosed in Fig. 3.

The rim-handles J are supplied at each end of the crate.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. As a new article ofmanufacture a crate composed entirely of wire and provided with a hingedtop and subdivided by wires into stalls for the reception of a bottle ineach stall, a wire mat placed between the bottom and top of the crateand provided with recesses for the reception of the bottle-neckssubstantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In a crate in combination with the outer frame entirely of wire, wirebraces extending from the bottom of the frame to wires within the frame,a series of wire stalls, a Wire mat located between the bottom and topof the crate and provided with meshes for the reception of the necks ofbottles, as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD ANDREW RIVIERE.

Witnesses:

' ILH. HADEN, G. WILEY.

